Skipper vs. Captain — What's the Difference?

(Nautical) The master of a ship.

The officer in command of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.

A coach, director, or other leader.

A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.

One that skips.

The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.

Any of numerous butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and Megathymidae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.

A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.

Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially a saury.

One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.

To act as the skipper of.

A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below rear admiral.

(nautical) The master of a ship.

One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.

A coach, director, or other leader.

A figure in the forefront; a leader

(sports) The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.

A district official for a political party.

Agent noun of skip: one who skips.

A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.

A person who skips, or fails to attend class.

A bell captain.

(sports) One who jumps rope.

To act as captain of; command or direct

Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.

A chief or leader.

Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira, the Pacific saury.

The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

(obsolete) A young, thoughtless person.

An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly (family Piophilidae), which leaps to escape predators.

A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.

A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.

(transitive) To captain a ship or a sports team.

One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.

(intransitive) To take shelter in a barn or shed.

The leader of a group of workers.

One who, or that which, skips.

The head boy of a school.

A young, thoughtless person.

A maître d', a headwaiter.

The saury (Scomberesox saurus).

(southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.

(intransitive) To act as captain

Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadæ; - so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight.

(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.

A head, or chief officer

A ship boy.

A military leader; a warrior.

A student who fails to attend classes

To act as captain of; to lead.

An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Chief; superior.

The naval officer in command of a military ship

An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

Work as the skipper on a vessel

The naval officer in command of a military ship

A policeman in charge of a precinct

An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

The leader of a group of people;

The pilot ins charge of an airship

A diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

Be the captain of a sports team